Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Cardiff City. A crowd of 20,833 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cardiff City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cardiff City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Bradford City kick off and get the first half underway!
2.52
0-0Cardiff City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
6.23
0-0Hocine Belaouf clumsily knocks into Djamel Ferhaoui. The referee calls over Hocine Belaouf and warns him to calm down! Djamel Ferhaoui carries on, but is struggling a bit.
9.20
0-1Marco Marrocolo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Esteban Ortega. Esteban Ortega flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko lofts in a cross ball towards Hocine Belaouf. Hocine Belaouf powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.54
0-1Julien Macé makes a probing pass to Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.23
0-1Djamel Ferhaoui makes a simple pass to Eichiro Ishigawa. Eichiro Ishigawa threads the ball through to Andriy Peklushenko. Andriy Peklushenko finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.02
0-1Augustine Lawal controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Riad Mokrani. Riad Mokrani threads the ball through to Andriy Peklushenko. Andriy Peklushenko shoots from 20 yards but somehow Ade Enyinnaya manages to keep it out.
30.19
Julien Macé knocks the ball forward to Hocine Belaouf. Hocine Belaouf knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
34.08
Julien Macé makes a probing pass to Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Augustine Lawal.
36.54
Cardiff City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Bradford City's defence.
39.33
Avril Guigou flicks the ball to his team mate, Valentín Maldonado. Valentín Maldonado tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.14
Djamel Ferhaoui knocks the ball forward to Eichiro Ishigawa. Eichiro Ishigawa knocks the ball forward to Valentín Maldonado. Valentín Maldonado knocks in a cross ball towards Mohammed Omolade. Mohammed Omolade is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mohammed Omolade!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Cardiff City kicking off!
48.16
Bradford City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
59.53
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
60.38
Marco Marrocolo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Esteban Ortega. Esteban Ortega passes the ball forward to Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Caldwell who gathers it comfortably.
61.14
Eichiro Ishigawa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Valentín Maldonado. Valentín Maldonado tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.51
Stephane Oliveira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by David Caldwell!
67.54
Vadym Vyshnevsky makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Esteban Ortega. Esteban Ortega flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin heads the ball goalwards. David Caldwell manages to gather it comfortably.
71.26
Eichiro Ishigawa flicks the ball to his team mate, Andriy Peklushenko. Andriy Peklushenko shoots from 25 yards but somehow Ade Enyinnaya manages to keep it out.
73.36
Eichiro Ishigawa kicks a strong pass forward to Valentín Maldonado. Valentín Maldonado knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marco Marrocolo.
77.29
Esteban Ortega threads the ball through to Hocine Belaouf. Hocine Belaouf shoots from distance but David Caldwell is on top of it.
78.34
Marco Marrocolo makes a beautiful solo run. Marco Marrocolo sees space and advances. Marco Marrocolo shoots from outside the area but somehow David Caldwell manages to keep it out.
79.48
1-1Roberto Pirri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leonel Sosa. Leonel Sosa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin knocks the ball forward to Hocine Belaouf but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
81.27
Julien Macé passes the ball forward to Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Romero P. Perez.
83.16
Eichiro Ishigawa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andriy Peklushenko. Andriy Peklushenko shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Andriy Peklushenko!
89.13
2-1Riad Mokrani barges into Leonel Sosa. The referee calls over Riad Mokrani and warns him to calm down! Leonel Sosa stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.8%
54.2%
Play Area
29.2%
45.8%
25%
Scorers